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... If, as MisTevy (1995:419) suggests, "in the broadest sense, international assessment is meant to gather information about schooling in a number of countries and somehow use it to improve student learning,"2 then educators need to ~ Board on International Comparative Studies in Education, LearningfFom TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, National Academy Press, 1997; Next Steps for TIMSS: Directions for Secondary Analysis, National Academy Press, 1999.
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... The study's methodological rigor, sampling and participation rates, as well as the collection of a rich array of explanatory variables all contribute to its value as a research and statistical toot that allows examination and comparison of the United States with other countries. In addition, recognizing the potential of such international data to affect practice, additional investments were made to ensure data reports that were easier to understand and interpret, to achieve wider and more accurate media coverage, and to promote broad public interest in the results.
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... The tool kit represented an attempt to translate research findings into a form that would be readily accessible to practitioners. For example, a curriculum module included a guidebook that allows educators at the local level to use TIMSS as a starting point to evaluate their own curricula.
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... An additional investment now in such studies can allow the nation to benefit even more from the major investment that has already been made in the collection of international data about science and mathematics achievement. Sincerely yours, Attachments: Board roster Board statement of charge Janice Earle Alan Ginsburg Patrick Gonzales Kent McGuire Eugene Owen Valena Plisko Larry Suter Elizabeth VanderPutten 4~ At/ 't Andrew Porter Chair Board on international Comparative Studies in Education
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